人じん工こう弁べん

noun

artificial valve; artificial heart valve

Medical term for a prosthetic valve, most commonly referring to a heart valve replacement. The full term 人工心臓弁 is also used.

See also: 人工心臓弁 (じんこうしんぞうべん)

• 彼かれは心しん臓ぞう手しゅ術じゅつで人じん工こう弁べんを入いれてもらった。

  He received an artificial valve during heart surgery.

• 人じん工こう弁べんには機き械かい弁べんと生せい体たい弁べんがある。

  There are mechanical valves and biological valves among artificial valves.